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Contrary to the scholarly wisdom of the 1950s and early [#permalink]
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Contrary to the scholarly wisdom of the 1950â€™s and early 1960â€™s that predicted the processes of modernization and rationalization would gradually undermine it, ethnicity is a worldwide phenomenon of increasing importance.
(A) would gradually undermine it
(B) to be a gradual undermining of it
(C) would be a gradual undermining of ethnicity
(D) to gradually undermine ethnicity
(E) gradually undermining it

Contrary to the scholarly wisdom of the 1950â€™s and early 1960â€™s that predicted the processes of modernization and rationalization would gradually undermine it, ethnicity is a worldwide phenomenon of increasing importance.(A) would gradually undermine it (B) to be a gradual undermining of it(C) would be a gradual undermining of ethnicity(D) to gradually undermine ethnicity (E) gradually undermining it

predicted (that) the processes of modernization and rationalization would gradually undermine it ......indirect speech : will ----> would
Also, we don't need to use "ethnicity" in D coz we know what " it" refers to( clearly it refers to "ethnicity")

Contrary to the scholarly wisdom of the 1950â€™s and early 1960â€™s that predicted the processes of modernization and rationalization would gradually undermine it, ethnicity is a worldwide phenomenon of increasing importance.(A) would gradually undermine it (B) to be a gradual undermining of it(C) would be a gradual undermining of ethnicity(D) to gradually undermine ethnicity (E) gradually undermining it

predicted(that)the processes of modernization and rationalization would gradually undermine it ......indirect speech : will ----> would Also, we don't need to use "ethnicity" in D coz we know what " it" refers to( clearly it refers to "ethnicity")

I go for A.

Does ETS allow the omission of "that" ?

I admit that it is commonly omitted in normal English, but I've never seen the omission of "that" in ETS English.

Contrary to the scholarly wisdom of the 1950â€™s and early 1960â€™s that predicted the processes of modernization and rationalization would gradually undermine it, ethnicity is a worldwide phenomenon of increasing importance.(A) would gradually undermine it (B) to be a gradual undermining of it(C) would be a gradual undermining of ethnicity(D) to gradually undermine ethnicity (E) gradually undermining it

The OA is A

B-to be is not efficient use
C-wordy, also ethnicity is redundant
D-ethnicity is redundant
E-need "would" to make sentecne clear, ing is not favored
A is best

also correct me if im wrong

But "that" is not always needed after predicted
Ex
Nostradamas predicted the fall of the Roman Empire.

Contrary to the scholarly wisdom of the 1950â€™s and early 1960â€™s that predicted the processes of modernization and rationalization would gradually undermine it, ethnicity is a worldwide phenomenon of increasing importance.(A) would gradually undermine it (B) to be a gradual undermining of it(C) would be a gradual undermining of ethnicity(D) to gradually undermine ethnicity (E) gradually undermining it

The OA is A

B-to be is not efficient useC-wordy, also ethnicity is redundantD-ethnicity is redundantE-need "would" to make sentecne clear, ing is not favoredA is best

also correct me if im wrong

But "that" is not always needed after predictedExNostradamas predicted the fall of the Roman Empire.

Does it have to do with tense?

She predicts that X will happen. (future tense)
She predicted X would happen. (past tense)

She predicted that X would happen. (that, in this case, is restrictive)

Contrary to the scholarly wisdom of the 1950â€™s and early 1960â€™s that predicted the processes of modernization and rationalization would gradually undermine it, ethnicity is a worldwide phenomenon of increasing importance.(A) would gradually undermine it (B) to be a gradual undermining of it(C) would be a gradual undermining of ethnicity(D) to gradually undermine ethnicity (E) gradually undermining it

The OA is A

B-to be is not efficient useC-wordy, also ethnicity is redundantD-ethnicity is redundantE-need "would" to make sentecne clear, ing is not favoredA is best

also correct me if im wrong

But "that" is not always needed after predictedExNostradamas predicted the fall of the Roman Empire.

Contrary to the scholarly wisdom of the 1950â€™s and early 1960â€™s that predicted the processes of modernization and rationalization would gradually undermine it, ethnicity is a worldwide phenomenon of increasing importance.(A) would gradually undermine it (B) to be a gradual undermining of it(C) would be a gradual undermining of ethnicity(D) to gradually undermine ethnicity (E) gradually undermining it

The OA is A

B-to be is not efficient useC-wordy, also ethnicity is redundantD-ethnicity is redundantE-need "would" to make sentecne clear, ing is not favoredA is best

also correct me if im wrong

But "that" is not always needed after predictedExNostradamas predicted the fall of the Roman Empire.